This archived webinar describes a longitudinal multisite evaluation of the Bridges Program, a highly standardized and manualized program providing career counseling and paid supported employment during the last year of high school to youth with disabilities electing the program. Sample…
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Promising Practices in Transition: Results of Multi-Year, Multi-Site Study
Tagged with: CA, DC, GA, IL, PA, TX
Posted in Employment outcome data, Research and evaluation reports, Services and service innovations, Transition planning in schools
Posted in Employment outcome data, Research and evaluation reports, Services and service innovations, Transition planning in schools
A Guide to Preparing Your Child With a Disability for Life Beyond High School, Minnesota Secondary Transition Toolkit for Families
This guide provides detailed, comprehensive information and encouragement for parents in Minnesota on the process of planning for transition from high school for students with disabilities. It describes how they as parents can effectively participate in that process. Of interest,…
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Posted in Family Involvement, Service planning and coordination, Services and service innovations, Transition planning in schools
Posted in Family Involvement, Service planning and coordination, Services and service innovations, Transition planning in schools
Services to Help Young Adults with I/DD Achieve Employment Outcomes
This matrix provides an overview of service options for Illinois parents of youth with I/DD who will be transitioning from high school with employment as a goal. For each agency that provides services (in Illinois, public school district Secondary Transition…
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State Perspectives on Using the Guideposts for Success – South Carolina
This brief describes how the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD) uses the Guideposts framework to define, develop and track its youth transition services and programs throughout the state. In a demonstration project funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, SCVRD…
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State Perspectives on Using the Guideposts for Success — Maryland
This brief describes the pilot of a transition services model implemented in Maryland, The Maryland Seamless Transition Collaborative, that draws from the research-based Guidepost for Success framework composed of five areas shown to be components of transition services correlated with…
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Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities to Transition and Participate in Postsecondary Education, Transcript of NCSET Conference Call Presentation, National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
Transcript of 2004 teleconference on the participation of students, 18-21, with intellectual disabilities in programs on postsecondary education sites. Describes various program models and emerging benefits and challenges. Citation: Stodden, R., et al. (2004). Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities to…
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Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Critical Review of the State of Knowledge and a Taxonomy to Guide Future Research
This research brief addresses inconsistencies and lack of clarity that limit the development of a knowledge base on the impacts of postsecondary education programs on participating individuals with IDD. It develops an organizational framework for understanding the characteristics of programs…
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Worksupport.com Who We Are
This website describes the Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center and provides links to projects including Innovative Transition Practices, Post High Experience, and The Center on Transition to Employment for Youth with Disabilities. Citation: Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation…
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